Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) reported quarterly earnings of $1.97 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.82 by 8.24 percent. This is a 23.12 percent increase over earnings of $1.60 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.513 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.398 billion by 4.82 percent. This is a 9.88 percent increase over sales of $2.287 billion the same period last year.